Table 2 Averages or range of chemical properties of surface sediments from Wijdefjorden, Dicksonfjorden, and Hornsund in the Svalbard archipelago.

Wijdefjorden

30 ± 9

0~0.89

1.20 ± 0.54

0.14 ± 0.10

0.15 ± 0.06

8.5 ± 0.5

−23~−22

4.7~5.3

8~15

Dicksonfjorden

16 ± 6

5~13

0.59 ± 0.33

0.07 ± 0.03

0.09 ± 0.04

7.8 ± 2.4

−25~−24

2.7~5.4

14~17

Hornsund

52 ± 15

0~0.89

1.68 ± 0.55

0.11 ± 0.03

0.25 ± 0.10

14.5 ± 2.8

−27~−24

2.0~5.9

−10~15